The ancient Mediterranean environment between science and history / edited by W.V. Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, William V. (William Vernon)

Series:

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 39.

Columbia studies in the classical tradition, 0166-1302 ; volume 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Mediterranean Region--History.

Human ecology.

Nature--Effect of human beings on--Mediterranean Region--History.

Nature.

Mediterranean Region--Environmental conditions--History.

Mediterranean Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scientists, historians and archaeologists are at last beginning to collaborate seriously on studies of the long-term history of the environment. The fruit of an international conference held in Rome in 2011, The Ancient Mediterranean Environment between Science and History brings together scientists and scholars who are interested in the interaction of their several disciplines as well as in specific problems such as the effects of climate change and other environmental factors on historical developments and events, the sources of the energy and fuel used in ancient civilizations, and the effects of humans on the lands around the Mediterranean. The collection balances broad Mediterranean-wide studies and tightly focused studies of particular regions in Italy and Jordan.

Contents:

Front Matter / W.V. Harris

What Kind of Environmental History for Antiquity? / W.V. Harris

Energy Consumption in the Roman World / Paolo Malanima

Fuelling Ancient Mediterranean Cities: A Framework for Charcoal Research / Robyn Veal

What Climate Science, Ausonius, Nile Floods, Rye, and Thatch Tell Us about the Environmental History of the Roman Empire / Michael McCormick

Megadroughts, ENSO, and the Invasion of Late-Roman Europe by the Huns and Avars / Edward R. Cook

The Roman World and Climate: Context, Relevance of Climate Change, and Some Issues / Sturt W. Manning

Defining and Detecting Mediterranean Deforestation, 800BCE to 700CE / W.V. Harris

Problems of Relating Environmental History to Human Settlement in the Classical and Late Classical Periods—The Example of Southern Jordan / Paula Kouki

Human-Environment Interactions in the Southern Tyrrhenian Coastal Area: Hypotheses from Neapolis and Elea-Velia / Elda Russo Ermolli , Paola Romano and Maria Rosaria Ruello

Large-Scale Water Management Projects in Roman Central-Southern Italy / Duncan Keenan-Jones

The Mediterranean Environment in Ancient History: Perspectives and Prospects / Andrew Wilson

Bibliography / W.V. Harris

Index / W.V. Harris.

Notes:

Papers presented at a conference held in Rome in 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25405-6

OCLC:

857278542

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004254053 DOI